Chris Gardner (Ottawa, ON) qualified for the 2016 Performance Spider Midweek Special playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
4-3 against
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2016 Performance Spider Midweek Special in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario;
Gardner finished 2-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gardner defeated
Michael Brunner (Gstaad, SUI) 7-1, then went on to lose
6-3 against
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB). Gardner responded with a
6-1 win over
Tanner Horgan (Sudbury, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.
Gardner earned
8.927 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Performance Spider Midweek Special. Gardner move up 34 spots after posting a net gain of 32.688 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 53rd overall with
67.751 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Gardner ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
32.688 points earned so far this season.
